Blessed Catherine Jarrige

Memorial

• 4 July

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Dominican tertiary. She helped priests minister to covert Catholics during the persecutions of the French Revolution. Following the Revolution, she spent the rest of her days caring for the poor.

Born

• 4 October 1754 in Doumis, Cantal, France

Died

• 4 July 1836 in Mauriac, Cantal, France of natural causes

Venerated

• 16 January 1953 by Pope Pius XII

Beatified

• 24 November 1996 by Pope John Paul II

Canonized

• if you have information relevant to the canonization of Blessed Catherine, contact
     Evêché, B.P. 20
     3 rue de la Frauze
     15103 Saint-Flour, FRANCE

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Blessed Catherine Jarrige”. Saints.SQPN.com. 1 October 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-catherine-jarrige/>